My whirlwind marriage partner is a wealthy CEO

Chapter 127 Worse Than Beasts

Zhu Ziqing reached out and gently tugged at Tan Haoyu's sleeve, her face showing a hint of grievance.

She pleaded softly, "Haoyu, then... can you hug me before you go?"

Tan Haoyu's heart softened when he saw her pitiful appearance.

Without saying a word, he opened his arms and hugged her tightly.

He placed a gentle kiss on her head and whispered comfortingly, "Don't be afraid. Call me if anything happens, and I'll come find you after my meeting."

Zhu Ziqing took a deep breath and mustered her courage to walk into the hospital.

She walked towards her mother's hospital room with practiced ease.

However, upon opening the door, they found the ward excessively tidy, the bed spotless, and no sign of their mother.

Her heart clenched, and she frantically grabbed a passing nurse, anxiously asking, "Nurse, where is the patient in this room?"

The nurse checked the information and politely replied, "Family member, the patient has already been discharged."

"Discharged from the hospital? How could that be?" Zhu Ziqing's eyes widened, her anxiety instantly turning into fear.

Her hands trembled involuntarily, and her first thought was: her mother must have been taken away, and this was most likely related to her father, Zhu Shigou.

She paced back and forth in the hallway, trying to calm herself down.

The heartwarming memories of spending time with her mother last night flooded her mind.

Her mother smiled and told her that she hoped she could live a happy life soon, and jokingly added that if she had children in the future, she would help take care of them.

Zhu Ziqing was overjoyed at the time and even made a promise with her mother to have two children within three years.

But now, her mother has suddenly disappeared.

This must be Zhu Shigou's doing; he must have used some means to threaten his mother.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ziqing's eyes instantly became incredibly sharp.

She took out her phone and quickly dialed a familiar yet unfamiliar number.

The moment the call connected, she suppressed her anger and tried her best to make her voice sound calm.

The moment the call connected, Zhu Shigou's slightly hoarse but calculating voice came through: "Ziqing, this is your father. Your mother has been brought back to the capital. You should come home too, and let's have a good family reunion."

Zhu Ziqing sneered, mercilessly seeing through his hypocritical and kind face.

She knew perfectly well that Zhu Shigou's real intention was not a reunion at all, but rather to use this as leverage to force her to comply.

Zhu Ziqing took a deep breath, trying to calm her flustered emotions.

She gripped her phone tightly and said in a cold voice, "Zhu Shigou, don't think I don't know what you're up to. What have you done to my mother?"

At this moment, she remained highly vigilant about Zhu Shigou's every move and word.

Seeing that Zhu Shigou did not respond, Zhu Ziqing asked again, "Zhu Shigou, I'm asking you, where did you take my mother? How is she now?"

Zhu Shigou was silent for a moment on the other end, then said slowly, "Your mother isn't feeling well and needs to take good care of herself. It's not convenient for her to answer the phone right now."

The tone was so flat, as if he were stating something trivial.

Zhu Ziqing's heart sank suddenly, and a bad premonition welled up in her mind.

She raised her voice and demanded, "Where exactly did you lock Mom up?"

Zhu Shigou let out a chilling chuckle and slowly said, "Hmph, since you're so eager to know, I'll tell you. She was locked in a dark, damp storage room. That place isn't very comfortable."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ziqing's head buzzed, and she instantly lost control of her emotions.

She yelled into the phone, "Zhu Shigou, how could you do this? She's your wife, she's my mother! Are you even human?"

Anger made her voice shrill, and her eyes burned with fury.

Zhu Shigou, however, was like an enraged viper, biting back: "You little brat, how dare you talk to me like that? Calling your elders by their first names, what kind of behavior is that! Let me tell you, if you want your mother to be alright, you'd better go home and behave yourself, otherwise, she can just stay there forever."

Zhu Ziqing was so angry that she trembled all over.

She gripped her phone tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms: "Zhu Shigou, you're worse than an animal! I truly regret not seeing your true colors sooner, letting Mom get into this dangerous situation."

Her eyes reddened, tears welled up, and her heart was filled with worry for her mother and hatred for Zhu Shigou.

The image of her mother being imprisoned in a dark storage room kept flashing through her mind.

My mother's frail body and terrified eyes.

Every time she thought about it, her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.

She was filled with self-blame, constantly repeating to herself: It's all my fault. If I hadn't left last night, if I had stayed with Mom, this wouldn't have happened.

She tried to force herself to calm down, but the thought of the pain her mother might be suffering made her more and more agitated.

When Zhu Ziqing learned that her mother was in danger in the hospital corridor, her mind went completely blank.

She kept spinning in circles, her eyes red and brimming with tears.

She bit her lower lip hard, trying to calm herself down.

His hands were clenched into fists, and he kept repeating, "Don't be afraid, there's always a way, there's always a way..."

After much hesitation, she decided to ask Tan Haoyu for help.

He frantically pulled out his phone, his fingers trembling as he dialed that familiar number.

She desperately wanted help and advice from Tan Haoyu, and had already secretly made plans in her mind.

We must work with Tan Haoyu to come up with a way to rescue our mother; we absolutely cannot let her suffer any more.

However, no one answered the phone.

Zhu Ziqing was extremely anxious. With no other option, she opened WeChat and typed rapidly: "Haoyu, something's happened! My mom has been taken away by my dad and locked in a storage room. I don't know what to do. Please reply to me as soon as you see this message."

After sending the message, she took a deep breath, a resolute glint in her eyes.

"No, I can't just wait here. I have to go to the capital to save my mother!" Zhu Ziqing gritted her teeth and muttered to herself.

She didn't care about anything else and turned to rush out of the hospital.

After leaving the house, she hailed a taxi and rushed to the airport, where she boarded a plane bound for Beijing.

After many twists and turns, she finally arrived at the Zhu family's grand villa in the evening, a villa that both exuded a sense of grandeur and yet chilled her heart.

At this time, the capital city was bitterly cold, and it had already entered the dead of winter.

Zhu Ziqing was still wearing thin clothes because she had walked in such a hurry.

A gust of cold wind blew, and she couldn't help but shiver, hugging herself tightly.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar villa, unpleasant memories from the past flooded back to me like a tide.